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Thomas Stanley Matthews

Stanley Matthews
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office
May 12, 1881 – March 22, 1889
Nominated by James Garfield
Preceded by Noah Swayne
Succeeded by David Brewer
United States Senator
from Ohio
In office
March 21, 1877 – March 4, 1879
Preceded by John Sherman
Succeeded by George Pendleton
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 1st district
In office
1856–1858
Preceded by George Pendleton
John Schiff
William Converse
Succeeded by William Hatch
A.B. Langdon
Charles Thomas
Personal details
Born (1824-07-21)July 21, 1824
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died March 22, 1889(1889-03-22) (aged 64)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Mary Matthews
Alma mater Kenyon College

Thomas Stanley Matthews (July 21, 1824 – March 22, 1889), known as Stanley Matthews, was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from May 1881 to his death in 1889. Matthews was the Court's 46th justice. Before his appointment to the Court by President James A. Garfield, Matthews served as a senator from his home state of Ohio.

Matthews was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and studied at Kenyon College.

He practiced law in Cincinnati before moving to Maury County, Tennessee, where he practiced from 1840 to 1845. After editing the Cincinnati Herald for two years from 1846 to 1848, Matthews was selected to serve as the clerk of the Ohio House of Representatives and as a county judge in Hamilton County. He was then elected to the Ohio State Senate, where he served in 1856 and 1857. He was then appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, serving from 1858 to 1861.

In 1861, Matthews resigned as United States Attorney to serve as a lieutenant colonel with the 23rd Ohio Infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. His superior officer was Rutherford B. Hayes; William McKinley also served in the regiment. With the 23rd Ohio Regiment, Matthews fought at the battle of Carnifex Ferry. On October 26, 1861 he was appointed colonel of the 51st Ohio Infantry Regiment. and on April 11, 1862 he was nominated as brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers. However, the nomination was tabled and never confirmed. Nevertheless, Colonel Matthews commanded a brigade in the Army of the Ohio and later the Army of the Cumberland. Colonel Matthews resigned from the Union Army on April 11, 1863.


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